Off the Mark: Canada's 2008 Fiscal Accountability Ranking (also available in French)

Colin Busby and William Robson
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C.D. Howe Institute Backgrounder, 2008, issue 112

Abstract: Every year, legislators in Canada vote for budgets that set out targets for the coming fiscal year. But every year, governments tend to spend more than they promise at budget time. The result: accountability between legislators and voters breaks down. Canadians should demand better.

Keywords: fiscal policy; public accounts; Canadian federal; provincial and territorial governments fiscal accountability rankings (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: E62 H11 H72 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2008
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